A Sheboygan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the production and possession of child pornography, as announced on Thursday by Richard G. Frohling, the Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
The date of the issuance of charges was listed as May 13, when 31-year-old Nolan M. Pitsch of Sheboygan was indicted on five counts of production of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
In the formal language of the indictment, between around March 1st of last year and continuing at least until this past September, Pitsch “knowingly employed, used, persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced multiple minor children to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depiction was and would be produced and transmitted using material that have been mailed, shipped, and transported in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce by any means, including by computer.”
The document released by the US Attorney adds the allegation that on September 26, 2024, Pitsch knowingly possessed images of child pornography, including images of minors who were under the age of twelve years old.
A search by WHBL News into records maintained by the Wisconsin Circuit Court revealed no previous record of offenses by Pitsch.
Upon conviction of any of the production charges, Pitsch would face a mandatory minimum of 15 years imprisonment, and the sentence could extend up to 30 years. Regarding conviction on the possession charge, Pitsch would face up to 20 years in prison. Each of the five counts also comes with a $250,000 fine upon conviction.
The case against Pitsch was investigated by multiple offices of the DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations offices in Albany, New York, and HSI Milwaukee, HSI Chicago and Indianapolis offices, as well as the Sheboygan Police Department and the St. Louis County (Missouri) Police Department. The case will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Paulson and Trial Attorney William Clayman from the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.
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